Virginia § 15.2-976 - Notification of changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Special Flood Hazard Area map
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 15.2-976 — Notification of changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Special Flood Hazard Area map, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15.2-976. Notification of changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Special Flood Hazard Area map
Any locality receiving notification from the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that a change in the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area map concerns or relates to real property within such locality shall provide to each owner of any such property (i) written notification that such change has occurred within that locality and (ii) written notification of the website, address, and telephone number for the National Flood Insurance Program to aid the property owner in determining if there has been a change to the flood risk of the property. Notice sent by bulk or first class mail to the last known address of such owner as shown on the current real estate tax assessment books or current real estate tax assessment records shall be deemed adequate compliance with this requirement.
2007, c. 211.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15.2-976 ("Notification of changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Special Flood Hazard Area map") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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